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J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics
greg mcgarity thens native and University of Georgia graduate Greg McGarity was named Director of Athletics at UGA on August 13, 2010, after serving 18 years in the athletic department at the University of Florida. Since that time, McGarity has emphasized exploring new ideas and initiatives designed to move the organization forward in all areas of competition, academics, service, and exceptional experiences for student-athletes and supporters. McGarity oversees a 21-sport athletics program supported by a budget of $123 million. Since he became Director of Athletics, UGA teams have won national championships in women’s swimming and diving (2013, 14, ‘16) and equestrian (2014) and SEC championships in men’s tennis (2011, ’13, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16), men’s tennis SEC Tournament (2012 and 2013), women’s tennis (2013), women’s tennis SEC Tournament (2014), women’s swimming and diving (2011, ’12, ’13, ’14, and ‘15), equestrian (2015), and two SEC eastern division titles in football (2011 and 2012). During McGarity’s tenure as AD, 18 different Georgia teams have been ranked in the nation’s top 20 and 10 in the top ten. Georgia’s standing in the Learfield Directors’ Cup, which annually measures athletic teams success in NCAA championships, has improved from 20th in 2011 to 10th in 2013 and is consistently in the top 20. McGarity has also been a standard bearer for academic achievement. Since his arrival, Georgia student-athletes have been the recipients of 14 NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships, 28 CoSIDA Academic All-American awards, three NCAA Top Ten honors, three SEC Boyd McWhorter SEC Scholar-Athletes of the Year, and two SEC Brad Davis Community Service Awards. In the last six years, UGA has three winners of the SEC Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award, two winners of the SEC Brad Davis Community Service Award, and one SEC Sportsmanship Award winner. In addition, McGarity has been at the forefront of facility expansion and renova-
tion. Among the major projects completed under his watch include the brand-new, $30 million Indoor Athletic Facility, adjacent to the Butts-Mehre Building; a $12 million Foley Field (baseball) renovation; new scoreboards/video boards at baseball, softball soccer; and numerous upgrades to Stegeman Coliseum. Also announced in March of 2017 was the West End Zone project at Sanford Stadium, which will give the Bulldogs a new locker room, provide a massive reception space for recruiting, and a wide-open plaza for fans to enter the stadium on game day. McGarity was named recipient of the 2013 Tom Osborne Award presented by the Collegiate and Professional Sports Dietitians Association (CPSDA) for special achievement and contributions to advanced-practice sports nutrition. A 1976 graduate of UGA’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, McGarity is a 2012 inductee into the Grady Fellowship, a recognition program to honor those whose influence, achievements and service to the media professions have enhanced the reputation of the Grady College. He served on the NCAA Division I Football Issues Committee from 2012-14. McGarity is also currently serving on the NCAA National Letter of Intent Football Recruiting Group, SEC Fan Experience Working Group, and the U.S. Tennis Association Athletic Director’s Advisory Group. At UF, he served as Executive Associate Athletic Director after serving as both an associate and senior associate athletic director during his tenure. His duties at Florida included assisting the athletic director in daily operations of the department, assisting in preparation and approval of the annual budget and extensive involvement in long-term planning, contracts, competition scheduling and employment searches, among other areas. McGarity was a letterman on the 1973 Bulldog tennis team and after graduation began his professional career at UGA. After serving as a student assistant from 1973-77, he held positions as assistant sports information director and head women’s tennis coach (1977-81), administrative assistant (1982-88), and assistant athletic director for facilities and event management (1988-92). McGarity is married to the former Sheryl Holland, who graduated from UGA in 1976 with a Bachelor of Science degree in education. They have one son, Alex, a graduate of the University of Florida and the University of Georgia.
Administrative Staff
Dr. Carla Williams Deputy Athletic Director
Matt Borman Executive Assoc. AD/ Development
Jim Booz Executive Assoc. AD/ Compliance
Josh Brooks Executive Assoc. AD/ Internal Ops.
Ted White Executive Assoc. AD/ Academic Services
Ron Courson Sr. Assoc. AD/ Sports Med.
Claude Felton Loran Smith Sr. Assoc. AD/ Sports Comm.
Glada Horvat Sr. Assoc. AD./ Academics & Eligibility
Matt Brachowski Assoc. AD / Event Management
Tim Cearley Assoc. AD/ Ticket Operations
Stephanie Ransom Assoc. AD/ Business Ops.
Alan Thomas Assoc. AD/ External Operations
John Bateman Asst. AD/ Marketing
Evin Beck Asst. AD/ Development
Emily Deitz Asst. AD/ Promotions
Steve Flippen Asst. AD/ Compliance
Rhonda Kilpatrick Asst. AD/ Academics & Eligibility
Christie Purks Asst. AD/ Event Management
Anna Randa Asst. AD/ Sports Med.
Melvin Robinson Asst. AD/ Facility Ops
Mark Slonaker Exec. Director Athletics Alumni Relations
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